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UNPO Collaborates with Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy on Determining the Narrative: The Use of Narratives, (Mis)Information, and Media for U…

UNPO has collaborated with the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy through its Justice ...
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UNPO on Baloch and Sindhi Peoples: Accountability, Self-Determination, and the Structural Roots of Exclusion

On 25 March 2026, UNPO joined a side event at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council on the rights of minorities in Asia, alongside the UN Special ...
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Genocide Watch Report: Hmong at Risk

Genocide Watch has published a report exposing severe human rights violations against the Hmong in Laos, warning that they are at critical stages of dehumanization, polarization and persecution. The ...
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New “Ethnic Unity” Law Raises Concerns Over Minority Rights in China

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) expresses serious concern over the recent adoption of the “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” by the People’s Republic of China. The ...
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Haratin: Slavery and Repression in Mauritania; UNPO/IRA Report

The UNPO and its Member, the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) in Mauritania, have jointly filed a report to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human ...
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Nonviolent Struggles for Peoples’ Rights: Lessons from History and Today

UNPO Academy has published a new paper, “Non-Violent Struggles for Peoples’ Rights: Lessons from History and Today,” which examines how nonviolent resistance remains essential for unrepresented ...
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Iran’s Protests Highlight the Cost of Systematically Excluding Non-Persian Peoples

In the closing days of 2025, a new wave of mass protests has emerged in major cities across Iran. These demonstrations are driven by intensifying economic hardship, rising inflation, and widespread ...
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UNPO Condemns Exploitation of Newly Discovered Oil Reserves in Sindh, Urges Protection of Local Communities and Sustainable Alternatives

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) voices deep concern over Pakistan’s recent discovery of significant new oil reserves in Sindh, warning that the rush to exploit these ...
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UNPO And IRA Submit Joint Report On The Haratin Ahead Of Mauritania’s UPR Review

The UNPO and IRA recently submitted a detailed report to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in advance of the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The report ...
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UNPO and ANC Submission to the Human Rights Committee: Developments in Catalonia under the ICCPR

The UNPO, in collaboration with the ANC, has submitted to the Human Rights Committee for its 144th session a report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ...
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Beyond Words: Defending Language as a Tool for Cultural Survival and Peoples’ Rights

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has today published a new policy paper, “Beyond Words: Language as a Peoples’ Right”, highlighting how the erosion of linguistic diversity ...
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UNPO Raises Concerns Over Human Rights Violations Against the Naga People at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

UNPO participated in the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) representing the Naga people, who have been members of UNPO since 1993. Under Agenda Item 4, ...